We Win Some, We Lose Some
(An analysis of The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H Lawrence)
Have you ever believed in a supernatural power or something that gives the ability to have an edge over others?In D.H Lawrence’s The Rocking Horse Winner, there is a young boy named Paul that has the ability to be able to see the future somewhat and win bets for a rather sad reason. All the boy wants is for his mother to believe that he is lucky and for her show him love and affection. Sadly, Paul works very hard to attempt to prove to his mother that he is indeed lucky, and to prove to her that their family is not cursed with bad luck. Then sadly, the mother does not give Paul the appreciation he wants until it is far too late and her son dies of exhaustion, all just for his mother to see that he is lucky so she would show him affection. Three messages portrayed in this story are, family, wealth, and luck. First, D.H Lawrence’s The Rocking Horse Winner, family is a virtue that is not satisfactory with what many families would like to be. Paul's relationship with his mother is a mess of unfulfilled desire, anxiety, hostility, and terror. Paul's father is virtually absent and nothing much is said about the father. The mother …show more content…
Throughout the story the mother of Paul speaks about not having enough money to be where they want to be financially. They have more than enough money for compared to an average family, but they want more and more. Paul attempts to solve this issue by winning bets and giving his mother money secretly, in hope the voices would go away. The boy would hear the house ecko, “There must be more money, there must be more money, there must be more money!” (Page 1248)The parents obviously cared substantially about their social status and would prefer to not live a normal life and live well with access money, but rather, a luxurious on that can not be paid
(An analysis of The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H Lawrence)
Have you ever believed in a supernatural power or something that gives the ability to have an edge over others?In D.H Lawrence’s The Rocking Horse Winner, there is a young boy named Paul that has the ability to be able to see the future somewhat and win bets for a rather sad reason. All the boy wants is for his mother to believe that he is lucky and for her show him love and affection. Sadly, Paul works very hard to attempt to prove to his mother that he is indeed lucky, and to prove to her that their family is not cursed with bad luck. Then sadly, the mother does not give Paul the appreciation he wants until it is far too late and her son dies of exhaustion, all just for his mother to see that he is lucky so she would show him affection. Three messages portrayed in this story are, family, wealth, and luck. First, D.H Lawrence’s The Rocking Horse Winner, family is a virtue that is not satisfactory with what many families would like to be. Paul's relationship with his mother is a mess of unfulfilled desire, anxiety, hostility, and terror. Paul's father is virtually absent and nothing much is said about the father. The mother …show more content…
Throughout the story the mother of Paul speaks about not having enough money to be where they want to be financially. They have more than enough money for compared to an average family, but they want more and more. Paul attempts to solve this issue by winning bets and giving his mother money secretly, in hope the voices would go away. The boy would hear the house ecko, “There must be more money, there must be more money, there must be more money!” (Page 1248)The parents obviously cared substantially about their social status and would prefer to not live a normal life and live well with access money, but rather, a luxurious on that can not be paid